Patti reminisces about singing at the “Singers for Songwriters” benefit and a mishap on stage while singing a Barbara Streisand tune. She shares a horrible experience while performing during the play “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, her experiences working on the movie “Cotton Club” and being added to another Coppola film. She shares how he created parties that were in-line with the movie setting during “Tucker”, how he didn’t recognize Patti when they ran into each other later and a few more stories about Francis Ford Coppola.

Patti recently attended Quincy Jones’ birthday party and she shares some stories from the soiree. There were discussions about the documentary “Leaving Neverland” and the effect it has had on Michael Jackson’s music. She reminisces about the antics on the “Budweiser Superfest” tour on stage and on the tour bus and a fascinating connection between John Legend and Harry Belafonte.

Patti is thinking about running for president and she clarifies the important keys to her presidential platform. She questions whether we should be experiencing social media in real time, how Germany is dealing with social media and whether hatred should be illegal. She gives her personal parameters for being president and her generational perspective on particular #MeToo situations.

Patti’s mom used to have the greatest sayings; she fires off a bunch of them and the back stories behind those words of wisdom. She talks about her mom, what kind of women she was and how it shaped Patti’s upbringing. There’s a story about a few encounters in an elevator, how she helped a girlfriend get glasses and how she tricked a man into getting a dental procedure.

Patti speaks on singers and some of her words of wisdom while teaching mater classes around the world. She talks about the influence of Lena Horne on jazz singers, the importance of figuring out what kind of artist you are and how you want to project that. She lays out how she goes about teaching her master class, how she got started with it and the importance of picking your song.

Patti reminisces about her recent trip scheduled to attend a friend’s foundation with James Taylor and Hugh Jackman and how things didn’t go quite as planned. Her beloved singing partner James Ingram passed away and she reminisces about their history together, the story of how James and his wife Debbie met on the playground and how she and James teamed up for “Baby Come To Me.” She circles back to her trip and having to address James passing, going to Germany and Italy plus a great story about how the drums were played on the “Birdman” soundtrack.

Patti shares some stories of singing background while performing on Saturday Night Live including an iconic episode with Joe Cocker. She shares a tale about spending an evening with Jonathan Winters and enlisting Robin Williams aid for a show in South Africa. Patti reminisces about all the times she was on SNL, the behind the scenes experiences and a tour with Roberta Flack in the Philippines.

Patti chats about a passionate topic to her personally - the Women’s Movement. She talks about her involvement in the Women’s Movement and participating in the Women’s March plus there is a message about education, freedom and democracy. She also shares a story about being on Dr. Ruth, singing for various commercials and trying to receive more love.

Patti talks about the music industry and the progression throughout history. She also gives her perspective of the how the industry has shifted today and how it’s both good and bad. There is a special perspective Patti gives to her students about “being a star”, how the successful artists she knows share a common mindset and her unbelievable moment of clarity while singing at a terminal ward at a children’s hospital.

Patti shares her recent travels to Russia where she performed for “Jazz Day” honoring the music of Ella Fitzgerald. She talks about her gastric bypass surgery, how Randy Jackson gave her guidance and how she turned other people on to it.  She reminisces about the time she had an asthma attack in China and how her band hated her the next day, how CNN called her for an interview while on that trip and more about Russia.